. Barn plans and outbuildings . WESTERN CATTLE BARN 73 is equally well adapted to a large or small farm, as it may-be extended at will to accommodate any required numberof cattle. A SECOND WESTERN CATTLE BARN Figure 65 presents a plan of a stock barn, costing from$1500 to $2000. To feed cattle profitably, they need tobe comfortably placed, kept quiet, with every facilityfor getting in and out of their stalls, and to have no an-. Fig. 65—PLAN OF A WESTERN CATTLE BARN noyance or excitement. In this plan there is a vast sav-ing of work of a disagreeable character through the win-ter, and when the
. Barn plans and outbuildings . WESTERN CATTLE BARN 73 is equally well adapted to a large or small farm, as it may-be extended at will to accommodate any required numberof cattle. A SECOND WESTERN CATTLE BARN Figure 65 presents a plan of a stock barn, costing from$1500 to $2000. To feed cattle profitably, they need tobe comfortably placed, kept quiet, with every facilityfor getting in and out of their stalls, and to have no an-. Fig. 65—PLAN OF A WESTERN CATTLE BARN noyance or excitement. In this plan there is a vast sav-ing of work of a disagreeable character through the win-ter, and when the manure is moved in the spring, it is infar better condition than if it had been exposed to thesnow and frost for several months. A cattle barn shouldalways be laid out with this object in view. Figure 65 shows the ground plan of the barn. It ismade in two wings, facing the northeast and north-west. At the north corner is a square room, which may 74 BARN PLANS OUTIU ILDINQS be used as a store room, feed room, or for any otlierl)urpose. From this room passages run right and left,from which the cattle are fed; these ought to be aboutsix feet wide. There should be as many windows inthese passages as will give needful light and ventilationthrough the stable. The stalls with racks or feed troughsopening into the passages are in the rear, and the doorsfrom the stalls open into the yard. These doors shouhlhang upon rolle
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